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Ask HN: Founders who went through VC funding, what was the hardest thing?
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to build a project that solves pain point of start-ups trying to raise capital through VCs.
I'm starting with understanding what it goes to create a pitch deck and what is the most common problem with it.
If you ever sent or presented a pitch deck, what did you find the most difficult thing to do?
Did you rely on an external consultant to craft and design the deck or did you create it yourself?
Thank you in advance.
- O__________O 4y agoTime. Fundraising in general requires huge about of executive time that is unrelated business fundamentals that drive sustainable growth. If startups focused on finding and proving true product-market fit in a vertical with high growth potential, funding would take considerable less time. Here one take on how to prove product-market fit from Entrepreneur.com: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32995025 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32995025
- saliagato 4y agoThank you!
- O__________O 4y agoUnrelated, but too late to comment on your prior “Show HN” - you should check out Slidebean, since it appears to do what you described: - https://slidebean.com/ https://slidebean.com/ They also have a YouTube for startups in general to drive traffic: - https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC4bq21IPPbpu0Qrsl7LW0sw https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC4bq21IPPbpu0Qrsl7LW0sw
- saliagato 4y agoI know them very well. In fact, my service will be a competitor. I'm launching soon!
- O__________O 4y agoYou do realize they have never found product-market fit and have spent millions on marketing, right?
- saliagato 4y agoWell, I didn't know that. Why do you say that?
- O__________O 4y agoI do know that, it’s obvious, even without having access to proprietary information; just understanding business model alone would tell you this.